Conference on 'The future of the EU: Democracy under siege'

Session 1: Is the EU the saviour of liberal democracy in Europe or its nemesis: Is populism on the rise despite the EU or because of it?Luis Garicano, Vice-President, Alliance of Liberals & Democrats for EuropeSandro Gozi, Former Under Secretary for European Affairs, ItalyIsabell Hoffmann, Senior Expert, Europe's Future Programme, Bertelsmann StiftungRyszard Legutko, Co-Chair, European Conservatives and Reformists Group TBCGyörgy Schöpflin, Member, European ParliamentChair: Heather Grabbe, Director, Open Society European Policy Institute

Session 2: Has the EU made Europe poorer since 2008?Agnès Bénassy-Quéré, Professor, University of Paris I Panthéon SorbonneMaria Demertzis, Deputy Director, BruegelJeroen Dijsselbloem, former President of the Eurogroup & former Minister of Finance, The NetherlandsBjörn Döhring, Head of Unit, Policy, Strategy & Communication, Directorate-General for Economic & Financial Affairs, European CommissionChair: John Springford, Deputy Director, Centre for European Reform